Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur (PSSOU) is a state university located in Bilaspur,

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

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History

Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University (PSSOU) Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur was established by the Chhattisgarh legislature in the 55th year of the republic of India under. ''The Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University Chhattisgarh Act, 2004''. It was named after Sundarlal Sharma, a freedom and social justice fighter of the Chhattisgarh region. Dr. T.D. Sharma joined this university as the first Vice-Chancellor on 2 March 2005 while Dr. Sharad Kumar Vajpai takes office as Registrar on 15 March 2005. Dr. B. G. Singh was reappointed VC of the university for another term. The university was formally inaugurated by the former Vice Prime Minister, Govt. of India and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Shri Lal Krishna Advani at a function presided over by the honorable Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Dr. Raman Singh attended by Shri Ajay Chandrakar (Minister of Higher Education), Shri Amar Agrawal (Minister of Finance) along with large number of dignitaries and guests.

Faculties and Regional Centres

The university is structured into the following faculties: * Faculty of Arts ( Department of English, Hindi, Library Science ) * Faculty of Science and Technology * Faculty of Social Science(Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology, Social Work etc. ) * Faculty of Commerce * Faculty of Education * Faculty of Computer Science (DCA, PGDCA, and BCA) * Faculty of Yoga, Jyotish and Vastu Regional centres were established at Bilaspur,

Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...

, Ambikapur,

Durg Durg is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, east of the Shivnath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. With an urban population of 1,064,077, Durg-Bhilai is the second largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur ...

, Jashpur and

Jagdalpur Jagdalpur is a city in Bastar district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Jagdalpur is the administrative headquarters of Bastar District and Bastar Division. It was earlier the capital of the former princely state of Bastar. It is the fo ...

Administration

The university is administered by an Executive Council, Academic Council, Planning Board, Departments, Board of Studies and the Finance Committee. The present Vice Chancellor is Dr. B.G. Singh and Dr. Indu Anant is Registrar.

Executive Council of the University

* Dr B G Singh, Vice Chancellor/Chairman * Prof. Jitendra Kumar Srivastava, Member * Mr. Sant Kumar Netam, Member * Mr. Gulab Kamro, Member * Smt. Raj Laxmi Selat, Member * Mr. S. L. Nayak, Member * Mr. M. D. Deewan, Member * Dr. Prafull Sharma, Member * Mr. Uchit Sood, Member * Dr. Swami G. C. D. Bharti, Member * Dr. Jaipal Singh Prajapati, Member * Dr. (Smt.) Indu Anant, Secretary

References

External links

Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University Chhattisgarh
Open universities in India Universities and colleges in Chhattisgarh Education in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Educational institutions established in 2005 2005 establishments in Chhattisgarh {{Chhattisgarh-university-stub